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Betsy DeVos and the Emergence of Educational Choice

Betsy DeVos appreciates all of the time and resources she has access to on this planet. She’s shown her gratitude for all of the things she has for a long while, too. Onlookers could say the same exact thing about her husband, Dick. They’ve been quite a charitable pair over the course of the years. That didn’t necessarily start when they made the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation in the eighties, either. DeVos has never used her luck to be lazy. She was a go-getter even as a student at Calvin College years in the past. Politics were already a big part of her identity back then. She didn’t waste any time in becoming part of political efforts at the Midwestern school. The former Elisabeth Prince is and was a political activist who is focused. She’s the definition of a person who keeps her eyes on the prize.

People who follow President Donald Trump and all of his actions also are usually well aware of DeVos’ job at the moment. The Secretary of Education for the United States has many responsibilities to track. She has an official role within the education sector for the government. That’s not a sign that she’s a newbie to the education community, however. DeVos has been doing her part to further educational concepts in America for a good number of years. Since she’s a mother who has raised a number of productive citizens, she has a lot of familiarity with educational institutions of all kinds. She and her husband have spent many hours in charter schools around the country. They’ve initiated seemingly countless engaging conversations with parents who relate to them. Although these parents relate to them greatly, they often cannot match them in wherewithal. Betsy and Dick are two people who comprehend that there are many American households that are unable to cover costly private school tuition fees. That’s the reason they’re aware that there are so many American households that feel 100 percent helpless about education. Young students in the United States typically have to go to schools that correspond with their specific places of residence. This doesn’t sit well with Betsy at all. She’s been battling the concept and its perceived negative consequences for years.

There are other educational topics that get DeVos thinking all of the time. She also is a person who believes fully in educational vouchers. She thinks that the nation’s educational system would get a lot out of implementing them and making them more and more commonplace. Vouchers are exclusively accessible in certain states. There are still many states that have nothing to do with these systems.

DeVos naturally does a lot of traveling. Her travel needs are part of her job description as Education Secretary. She does a lot of travel that relates to charter schools, educational choice and related topics. She went to a Miami, Florida school to delve into educational matters with music star Pit Bull. The two both care strongly about youth and knowledge.